Principal Health & Safety Risk

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster: Monday to Friday

At Fortescue, we are committed to leading the world in safe, responsible operations. We are seeking a passionate HS Risk professional to play a key role in strengthening our risk culture and embedding critical risk management across the business.

In this role, you will partner with operations, projects, and corporate teams to drive meaningful improvement in how we identify, manage, and assure our material risks—leveraging data, systems, and strong engagement to deliver safer outcomes for our people.

Enjoy flexible working arrangements, complemented by occasional site travel every 2–3 months, with short visits of a few days at a time.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of the HS Risk strategy, supporting uplift in material risk management and assurance
• Partner with leaders to embed a proactive, high-performing risk culture across Fortescue
• Strengthen and continuously improve HS risk systems, standards, and critical risk frameworks
• Build capability through coaching, training, and facilitation of risk and bowtie workshops
• Translate data and insights into clear actions that improve risk visibility and performance
• Support assurance activities and audits, focusing on critical risks and controls that matter most

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Health & Safety or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience in managing material HS risks within complex, operational environments
• Proven ability to embed and improve risk frameworks, systems, and practices
• Experience supporting assurance activities and applying risk-based thinking
• Strong ability to influence, coach, and build trusted relationships across all levels
• Clear, confident communicator with strong facilitation skills
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to turn insights into action
• Experience with HS risk systems (e.g. Enablon or similar)

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.